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MUD -GUARD FOB CYCLES.

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MUD GUARD FOR CYCLES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT KIDDIER, OF NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND.

MUD-GUARD FOR CYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,007, dated November8, 1898. Application filed December 16, 1896- Serial N0: 615,884. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT KIDDIER, hosiery-machine builder, a subjectof the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Waterway street, Nottingham,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMud-Guardsfor Cycles and other Vehicles, (for which I have obtained Letters Patentin Great Britain, No. 20,052, dated September 10, 1896,) of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings. v Figures 1 and 2 show left-side views of my improvedmud-guard as applied to the front and rear wheels of a cycle when inuse. Figs. 3 and 4 show the mud-guards closed up when not in use Fig. 5shows a left-side view of a mud-guard of greater length as applied tothe rear wheel of a cycle and held by two pair of rods. In the abovefigures sufficient only of the framing is shown to illustrate myinvention. Fig. 6 shows in plan a tube on which the band is wound. Figs.7 and 8 show side views of a bracket at one end of the tube. Fig. 9shows in plan aband-guide rod. Fig. 10 shows in plan a plate secured tothe under side of the band. Fig. 11 shows a pair of hooks attached tothe outer end of each band. Fig. 12 shows in plan the bracket to whichthe band is hooked. Figs. 13 show a side view and plan of an alternativebracket.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view of one of the rodsupporting brackets, takenon the line x w of Fig. 13.

Each of the above-described figures is severally referred tohereinafter, and the corresponding parts are indicated by the samefigures where necessary.

The mud-guard applied to the front wheel of a cycle consists of v a bandof india-rubbe'r webbing or other flexible material 1, the upper endbeing secured to a wire hooked to two hooks 2, projecting from the crownof the front wheel. The lower end of the band is passed through a slotin a tube 3 and secured thereto, as shown at Fig. 6. The ends of thetube revolve in the outer ends of two bearing-rods 4 4, as shown indetail in Fig. 6. The outer end of one rod terminates in a four or moreholed bracket 5, and the end ofthe tube carries a cross-piece providedwith a handle 6 at one end and a pin or projection 6 at the other,adapted to enter one of the cured toeach end of the axle of the frontwheel. The outer ends of the second rods extend through holes in a plate8, (shown at Fig. 10,) secured to the band to hold it clear of thewheel.

The mud-guard for the back wheel consists of a band 1, slotted tube 3, afour or more holed bracket 5, a cross-piece with a handle 6, and pin orprojection 6 a pair of bearingrods 4, each hinged to a bracket 7*,secured to the rear-wheel bearing-fork, the band passing over aguide-rod 9, (shown atFig. 9,) carried by a clamp-bracket 10, secured tothe framing. The front end of the band is provided with two hooks 11,(shown at Fig. 11,) hooked to a bracket 12, (shown at Fig. 12,) attachedto the lower end of the framing.

When the mud-guardsare not in use, each may be wound up on its tube bythe handle before named.

The rods 4 to the front guard when not in use are folded onto thebearing-rods 4, as shown at Figs. 3 and 4.

When a mud-guard of greater length than the one shown at Fig. 2 isapplied to the rear wheel, it is carried by a tube and two bearing-rods,(shown in detail in Fig. 6,) as before described, and two rods 4*,terminating in a plate 8, as shown at Fig. 5, hinged to a bracket 7 A orto an alternative bracket 13. (Shown in side view and plan at Fig. 13.)This bracket 13 comprises a body portion, as shown, which is attached atone end to the frame, and it has an upwardly and laterally projectingstop-lug 13 near its attached end, which abuts against the fork of thecycle-frame, as shown in Fig. 1, and serves to retain the bracket inproper po sition and prevents the same from rising under the pull orstrain put upon the rod through the flexible band 1. A stop-lug 13 isalso formed on the bracket, upon its under side, and serves to preventthe bearing-rod 4 from falling too low. The said bearing-rod 4 is hingedor pivoted to the bracket behind the stop-lug 13 and it has a loop orclip 13 attached thereto in such a position that its free end 13 willengage with the bracket 13 near IOO its end, so as to lock or hold therod in its operative position.

To wind up each band, the pin or projection 6- is unscrewed clear of thehole in the bracket 5 it engages with. The band is then wound tight onthe tube 3 by the handle 6 and again secured by the set-screw.

hat I claim is 1. I11 a mud-guard for cycle-wheels, the combination withrod-supporting brackets secured to the frame of the vehicle uponopposite sides thereof and each bracket provided with a rod-supportin glug, and a laterally-extending stop-lug 13 arranged to bear upon thefork of the cycle to support the brackets against upward movement, of afoldable rod hinged to each bracket and each rod having its outer endprojecting beyond the periphery of the wheel being guarded, said rodsbeing arranged to be folded up against a part of the frame when not inuse and to he supported against downward movement by the saidsupporting-lugs when in operative position, a loop or clip 13, carriedby each rod and arranged to engage with the said brackets to lock saidrods in operative position, a tube journaled in the outer ends of saidrods, a flexible band having one end secured to said tube and itsopposite end arranged to be de tachably secured to a part of thecycle-frame, and means for rotatingand locking said tube so as to windthe flexible band thereon, substantially as described.

2. In a mud-guard for cycle-wheels, the combination with rod-s11pporting brackets secured to the frame of the vehicle upon oppositesides thereof and each bracket provided with a rod-supporting lug, of afoldable rod hinged to each bracket and each rod projecting beyond theperiphery of the wheel being guarded, said rods being arranged to befolded up against a part of the cycle-frame when not in use and to besupported against downward movement by the said supporting-lug when inuse, a transverse rod 9 clamped to a part of the frame, an aperturedbracket 12, clamped to another part of the frame below the saidtransverse rod, a tube journaled in the outer ends of the said foldablerods, a flexible band having one end secured to said tube and itsopposite end provided with hooks 11, said band being arranged to passover the transverse rod 9, and have its hooks engage with the saidapertured bracket 12, a handle for rotating the said tube, and means forlocking the tube against rotation, substantially as described. 7

3. In a mud-guard for cycle-wheels, the combination with therod-supporting brackets 13, secured to the frame of the cycle uponopposite sides thereof and each bracket provided with a rod-supportinglug 13 and a laterally-extending stop-lu g 13", which latter arearranged to bear against the fork of the cycle-frame to support thebrackets against an upward movement,of a foldable rod hinged to eachbracket and each rod having its free end projecting beyond the peripheryof the wheel being guarded, said rods being arranged to fold up againstthe frame when not in use and to be supported against downward movementby the said supporting-lugs when in operative position, a loop or clip13, carried by each rod and arranged to engage with the said bracketsand lock the rods in operative position, and a flexible band having itsopposite ends attached to the said foldable rods and frame of the cyclerespectively and covering a portion of the wheel, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day ofNovember, 1890.

HERBERT KIDDIER. Vitnesses:

H. W. Goucn, J. H. GOUGH.

